The Beatles - Past Masters, Vol. 2
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Free Music Notes for Past Masters, Vol. 2
Free Music Review: The Inner Light
Hit: 4 Stars
Most of the songs on this disc have always been available on LP. But this disc contains two songs that were never on any LP. You Know My Name (Look Up the Number) is an interesting novelty piece, but basically a throw-away. The Inner Light, on the other hand, is a great Harrison song.
The Inner Light is the main reason to buy this disc.
Also, if you feel that it is essential to have cd versions of great Beatles songs like Hey Jude and Rain, this is a good disc to have.
My disc is broken. It won't play Hey Jude. So I have to take away one star in my rating. Otherwise, this is a five star disc. I don't blame The Beatles for my defective cd, but my rating system is tough. I don't give five stars easily.
Free Music Review: HOW TO GIVE GREAT SERVICE.
Hit: 5 Stars
REALLY FAST DELIVERY; VERY WELL PACKAGED; EVERYTHING AS DESCRIBED;EXCELLENT VALUE; CREDIT TO AMAZONFree Music Review: The Ultimate Beatles Sampler!
Hit: 5 Stars
If I had to pick my single favorite Beatles compilation album, it would not be 1, the Red or Blue albums, or any of the other sliced-and-diced Beatles packages of the last thirty years; it would be this odd-ball compilation.
Every song on this disc is a pure pleasure to listen to, and the scope and artistry of these pieces are amazing! The way the Beatles mined such divers sources as pop, folk, jazz, metal, traditional Indian, gospel, blues, acid-rock, classical and comedy is utterly mind-boggling! I can't see how you could possibly be disappointed with this.
Free Music Review: Kaleidoscope of Huge Hits and Obscure Masterpieces
Hit: 5 Stars
'Past Masters, Vol. 2', one must concede is a slightly repackaged 'Hey Jude,' an Alan Kline conceived compilation of mainly late Beatles' singles. That said, the collection really comes together. While there is a danger of repeats, together with '1' or the 'Red' or 'Blue' albums, 'Past Masters' mixes gems beautifully. For Beatles' fans, one can't get enough of 'Day Tripper,' 'Hey Jude' or 'Let It Be' anyway, but the more obscure songs are worth the price of the C.D. John's avant garde "Rain" is simply terrific, and George's "Old Brown Shoe" is one of his most underrated songs. Galloping and spirited it made a splendid B-side to "The Ballad of John and Yoko". Uninitiated, the addition of "The Inner Light" is one of George's strongest Eastern contributions. Mesmerizing and intricate, it now plays on a terrific "You Tube" video. Furthermore, the novelty of "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)" is playful and not as simple as first meets the ear.
Not simply a must have C.D. for the Beatles' fan who has everything (or at least everything else), 'Past Master's 2' is a solid Beatles' album no matter how you choose to mix and match their albums.
Free Music Review: Like the 1st, an essential
Hit: 5 Stars
Okay, so I could've done without Harrison's dated, Indian-influenced toss-off b-side The Inner Light. And the four new Yellow Submarine songs (Hey Bulldog; It's All Too Much; Only a Northern Song; All Together Now) would've been appreciated. Still, this is an essential CD to round out your Beatles collection, especially if you've got all 13 studio albums, but don't have (or want) to buy any of the greatest-hits albums to get Hey Jude and such. All of the Beatles' single-only tracks from the day are included here: the aforementioned Hey Jude (and its equally brilliant b-side Revolution, a hardrocker that blows most other rockers off the map): Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out; Paperback Writer/Rain; Lady Madonna/The Inner Light; Hey Jude/Revolution; Get Back/Don't Let Me Down; The Ballad of John and Yoko/Old Brown Shoe and Let It Be (the non-Spector mix)/You Know My Name (Look Up the Number), seven classic singles, are represented here, as is the "wildlife" version of Across the Universe, which admittedly isn't as good as the de-Spectorized take on Let It Be... Naked. Fourteen of these fifteen are indespensible, even the silly You Know My Name (Look Up the Number), an irresistably strange mutlipart experiment. Some of their greatest ballads (Hey Jude; Let It Be; Don't Let Me Down; We Can Work It Out), but there are also some of their best hard rockers: if someone tells you the Beatles couldn't rock out, play them Day Tripper; Paperback Writer; Rain; Revolution and the brassy Lady Madonna, all crunchy rockers with Paul playing ridiculously complex bass. One last note on Rain: if any Beatles number is underrated, it's this one. Love that tune, sort of a cousin to Tomorrow Never Knows that would've fit perfectly on Revolver. Be sure to have this!!
Why don't the Rolling Stones or the Who have collections like these? Both bands recorded some quality single-only material that is now fairly hard to find, except through greatest-hits albums.